SCHOOL 1957 vs. 2007

Scenario : Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot
with shotgun in gun rack.

1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and
gets his shotgun to show Jack.

2007 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and
never sees his truck or gun again.
Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.
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Scenario : Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.

1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.

2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark.
Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.
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Scenario : Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.

1957 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the Principal.
Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.

2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD.
School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.
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Scenario : Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a
whipping with his belt.

1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and
becomes a successful businessman.

2007 - Billy's Dad is arrested for child abuse.
Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang.
State psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself
and their Dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.
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Scenario : Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.

1957 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock.

2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations.
Car searched for drugs and weapons.
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Scenario : Pedro fails high school English.

1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.

2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state.
Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a
requirement for graduation is racist.
ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher.
English banned from core curriculum.
Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.
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Scenario : Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts
them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.

1957 - Ants die.

2007 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called.
Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings
removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror
watch list and is never allowed to fly again.
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Scenario : Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee.
He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.

1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.

2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job.
She faces 3 years in State Prison.
Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy

 

funny but true.

 

I'll add to bf250s sentiment by saying 'SAD' but true.....

 

very sad and too true. its a damn shame things will never be like the '50s again.

 

thats just the way it is. to many cry babys cant handle the real world. i couldnt believe it yesterday my oldest boy went with me to deliver some corn. no problems rite well he acted up a bit and i just turn to him and very politly said "knock it off or ill woop your a** rite here" this lady herd me say this and threatend to call the cops if I didnt say i was sorry.what a crock! now dont get me wrong i DONT woop up on the kids i just need to remind them when they messin up. it works in 12 years only 2 spankins!!

 

great post

 

Since I was 11 years old in 1957, I think that I can comment.

Johnny's dad beats Johnny pretty much every day. Neighbors ( me ) know this, but nobody to complain to. Johnny grows up and beats his kids.
-- this is from personal experience--
Oh, BTW, I spanked my kids, when they were young. But, I really tried to never do it out of anger.

I agree with one language, but in 1957 a LEGAL Pedro might not have gotten into any good college.
--quote--
"Will a black man ever become President"
"Sure, if he's running against a Mexican"
( well known comedian of that era -- I forget the name)

Johnny brings gun to school. Parents have paid attention to Johnny and his friends, and he respects guns. 2007, What were Columbine parents thinking?
Also, not nearly as many drive bys in 57

Johnny CAN bring aspirin to school in Minnesota(07). His parents have to give the school a note from the doctor. This may be due to 1) fear of lawsuits, 2) Jane and her friends passing vodka around in class ( recent story) 3) some teachers want to teach, and not figure out if it's aspirin or dope.

Given a larger brain, I could go on.

I'm not saying that 2007 is better -- just that things are a bit more complicated than presented in that comparison. Also, it might not all be caused by liberals ( which I am NOT)

just my opinion ,

ford2go

 

5os hell it was like that in the 80s. I carried a pocket knife with me to school every day until I got to high school (92). In 93 teacher with a pen knife key chain got a 2 week vacation for taking his keys out of his pocket and shaking-playing with them during a lecture. You could still have a gun in your car until 95, and take it to speech class to give a speech on how to clean it (with a teachers ok).

Last week a 2nd grade kid in my son's school got expelled for taking a "weapon" to school (a plastic part of his Holloween costume).

Last year when my wife brought a birthday cake for our son she got sent to the office and the police called because she brought a knife to cut the cake. It ended well but good grief. She was to get a knife from the kitchen and then she could carry it in to the classroom, or cut it before you come. Yea, the knifes at school are safer for some reason. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

The rules are not the same from when I grew up. Let that be a warning to all parents bringing their kids to school now days. Read that rule book, they made some big changes from when you read it on the buss on the way home from school when you were 10.

 

true true, great analogy